Participation of eLearn Punjab

On 4th March 2014, a two day exhibition on Art and Craft organized by Punjab Youth Festival at Expo Centre, Lahore. The purpose of the event was to make the education simple and gettable for the people. The different educational institutions and NGOs participated in this event. eLearn.Punjab participated by setting up a stall there and promoted usage of digital content among different classes of people. The participants of the expo were briefed about the aims and objectives of eLearn.Punjab. Young students enjoyed by playing different educational games/simulations. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Punjab youth festival is a massive programme to bring forward the talent of the youth and through this festival, opportunities of healthy activities have been provided to the young generation. He said that youth festival has become a permanent programme of Punjab government.

He was addressing a function in connection with Punjab Youth Festival 2014 at Chief Minister’s office, here today. Provincial Minister for Education and Sports Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan, Vice Chairman Punjab Investment Board Maratab Ali, DG Sports Board, senior government officials and office-bearers of various trade and industrial organizations were present on the occasion.

Provincial Education Minister, Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan speaking on the occasion, said that youth festival has become a movement. He said that only those nations progress which promote healthy activities. He said that a number of world records have been set in the youth festival which has brought fame to the country. He said that work is being carried-out on the project of setting up sports academies at district level. A documentary film on Youth Festival 2014 was also shown in the function.

The Chief Minister said that youth are a precious asset of the nation and the goal of national development and prosperity can be achieved through their economic empowerment. He said that Punjab government has adopted a comprehensive strategy for the progress of the youth. He said that revolutionary progammes like Punjab Educational Endowment Fund, Self Employment Scheme, Internship Programme, Skills Development Programme, Laptop and Youth Festival have been started for the young generation. He said that children of more than fifty thousand low income families are studying at prestigious educational institutions with the help of educational endowment fund. He said that a sum of two billion rupees is added to this educational fund every year and its volume will reach the figure of twenty billion rupees after five years and it will become a biggest educational fund of South Asia. He said that ten lakh children are studying under the voucher scheme of Punjab Education Foundation. He said that British Development Organization, DFID impressed with the performance of Punjab Educational Endowment Fund has given Rs.1.5 billion for the fund. Referring to the efforts of the government for resolving energy crisis, the Chief Minister said that Punjab government has announced a big project of generation of low cost electricity from coal.